2019-2020 School Year Elected Officers!

Elected President

Theresa O'Donnell Sloan​I have held many positions in CSU SWE and would love to expand my experience in SWE by running for section president. SWE has be an integral part of my life for the past three years and this position would allow me to continue to grow this organization that has given so much to me. In my time at SWE I have been treasurer, and vice president which has allowed me to learn about not only the financial side of the organization but the other officer roles since the vice president is mainly a resource for other officers. I am currently the CSU SWE Liasion for the IAGE committee so I have been able to see the outreach aspect of SWE as well.

Elected Vice President

Natalie Rios​I think I would be a good fit in this position with helping to organize the trip to the national conference. I’ve traveled all around the world so my ability to organize travel for large groups of people. I also have experience fundraising so I would be prepared to reach out to slice to acquire funds.

Elected Secretary

Sarah WakumotoSWE is a wonderful organization and I would love to continue to serve it. I have been coming to SWE meeting since 2015 and have held two previous officer positions, so I understand our processes, our mission, and our value as an organization. I believe that my year of industry experience and previous leadership positions have allowed me to develop the organizational and personal skills necessary to help SWE flourish. My love for spreadsheets also makes me a great candidate for this position. SWE has come a long way since I attended my first meeting, and I would love to contribute to its continued success and improvement. I am passionate about SWE and would be honored to serve as your Secretary.

Elected Treasurer

Jenna JacobsonHi, I’m Jenna Jacobson and am running for the Treasurer position. This past semester I have served as the Treasurer for the IAGE planning committee. I also have had much experience in this field from being a part of Student Council my Junior and Senior year of high school. I’ve always been good about balancing budgets and handling money, and love running numbers to figure possible solutions for problems and events. I’d love to fill the treasurer position to be a bigger part of CSU’s SWE section, and to get to know more people!

Elected ECC Representative

Krista Grossmann​I would like to fill this position because I would like to contribute to SWE more during my years at CSU. I am a freshman, so while I might not have much experience now, I will be able to maintain my contribution for years to come. Additionally, I have been on a committee for Stick With SWE, and I will be doing so again this Spring. I am aware of different time commitments involved with officer positions, and am willing to take them on in order to support the SWE community. For me, SWE is important because it fosters a sense of pride and ability within women to join the field of engineering. Because of this, I want to make sure that SWE has the funding and support from the surrounding community so that it can keep providing opportunities for others to become part of this amazing program. Through my job, group projects, and time in the committee, I have been able to communicate effectively with different groups of people. Thus, I feel I would be able to help SWE the most as a Corporate Relations/Finance officer.

Elected Outreach Coordinator

Theresa Centola​I would like to be the SWE Outreach Coordinator because I am passionate about outreach and have many experiences with k-12 outreach within the WSCOE. I have been on the Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day committee for two consecutive years, volunteered for Stick With SWE for both events, helped run the summer program Envision for highschoolers, ENpower for freshmen engineers, and NGC for middle schoolers. I have enjoyed each of these events thoroughly and would like to expand my involvement in outreach. I genuinely believe in the power of outreach and I am passionate about educating kids about engineering while also serving my community.

Elected Mentoring Program Coordinator

Annie Elefante​Hi SWE! I would love to continue contributing to our section by fulfilling the role of Mentoring Program Coordinator. I have been involved with SWE since freshman year and have held positions as a member of the Freshman Committee, Activities Coordinator, President, and I currently serve as Secretary. I have also been part of the SWE professional mentoring program for 3 years and the peer mentoring program for a semester, which I helped lay the groundwork for with the current Program Coordinator. Through these experiences, I recognize the value that mentoring offers to students and what the position offers to the leadership team and CSU SWE as a whole. I am completely in love with mentoring since it has had such a profound impact personally, and I am confident in my ability to continue developing the program. I have worked with and personally know many of the professional and peer mentors, and understand how best to match mentoring pairs to encourage and empower engineers to their fullest potential. SWE has so much to offer, and I want to have a hand in moving SWE forward through this position.

Elected Membership Coordinator

Claire Schreiber​I would like to be membership coordinator because I am constantly amazed by and grateful for SWE and the opportunities, confidence, and friendships I have gained from it. I want to take that love and appreciation for this section to the next level by sharing this organization with other people who will benefit from it like I have.My relevant experience and qualifications would include my previous job at the CSU HR department where I stuffed and addressed packets in addition to filing and updating employee records. And though Stick With SWE is not in the explicit roles and responsibilities as it is a new event, I have been a host for both semesters and could apply my IAGE logistics planning committee experience as well as my experience in planning a Girl Scout Day camp to the Women’s Welcome and Stick With SWE.

Elected Publicity Coordinator

Blair WhitworthI am running for Publicity Coordinator because I feel I would make a great team member and advocate for SWE on all forms of social media. I have previous PR experience for SWE and could use this position to tell the story of what being a SWE member is all about and why we as members love it so much. My goal would be to showcase all the aspects of SWE to nonmembers and present SWE as a welcoming, inclusive and passionate engineering organization on all social media platforms. I want to use social media as a tool to endorse SWE and increase our reach to all engineers on campus. Last Spring, I was able to be a part of the Public Relations team for IAGE 2018 and I feel like the experience I gained from being on this team would help me reach my goals if chosen for the Publicity Coordinator position. I also recently took over the College of Engineering’s Instagram account to highlight SWE’s Stick with SWE event and having the responsibility of taking over a College Instagram account, taught me how to use social media in a professional sense and I feel I can use this knowledge to make SWE’s appearance on social media that much better than it already is.

Elected Activities Coordinator

Jade Lee​Hello everyone! I am currently in my fourth year (out of 5) at CSU studying Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Construction Management. I have been an active member of SWE since my freshman year and would love to be part of the SWE officer team for my last year at CSU. I have participated in Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day and was on the logistics committee for Stick With SWE. I enjoy planning events and have the brain to think through all things that could go wrong, and also make sure that everything goes right. I like interacting with people and think that this position would be a good fit for me.

Elected Fundraising Coordinator

Sarah VerderameMy goal for the 2018-2019 academic year is to be more involved with CSU SWE. I plan to become an officer, preferably the Fundraiser Coordinator or Publicity Coordinator, because I want to help CSU SWE retain more members, create new outreach events and uphold the current ones, spread awareness about women in engineering, and overall flourish as an organization.In spring of 2018, I was the Engineering College Council Representative, and for the year of 2017-2018, I served in the Fundraising Committee to fund and host the Introduce a Girl to Engineering Event. I also hosted two prospective students last spring during SWE’s first Stick with SWE Event. With these experiences, I believe I would be a good candidate to be an officer for SWE for the following academic year. This year I was busy with academics, work, and holding multiple ECC officer positions. With these ECC positions, I learned more about how to plan events, create budgets, and come up with timelines in order to effectively contribute to an overall goal. Although I have a great time in ECC, I missed being a bigger part of SWE. This coming year, if given the opportunity, I plan to dedicate the majority of my time to CSU SWE’s mission. If given the opportunity to be an officer again, I am confident that I will effectively contribute to SWE’s success by offering new, diverse perspectives in order to help CSU SWE prosper.